Newnan, GA Sewer and Drain Service: Local Rules

Georgia Sewer clears, inspects and repairs the private side of sewer and water lines for homes served by Newnan Utilities in Newnan. Sewage coming from a manhole, a backup your neighbors share or a new tap into the main goes to Newnan Utilities; a stoppage, root problem or broken pipe on your property is ours, so call us at (404) 482-2527.

Newnan Utilities traces its water service to the city's first water supply in 1893, and today one organization provides electricity, water and wastewater service in Newnan (Newnan Utilities). That makes it the first call for questions about the public system and new connections inside Newnan, while a slow or backed-up line on your property is work we do.

Two points set Newnan apart. The city code reserves the actual tap into a sewer main for utility employees, and the utility runs a grease program that reaches restaurants directly through their monthly bills.

Newnan Utilities (NU) treats and transports the city's wastewater, cleaning it at local treatment plants before returning it to the environment, and describes grease management and backflow prevention as part of keeping the system flowing. The utility is overseen by a board of commissioners and has a director of water and wastewater operations (All About NU). Newnan's charter runs the city's water, sewerage and electric systems through a water, sewerage and light commission and lets it extend service beyond the city limits (Charter Sec. 1.6); the city code has that commission prescribe the forms for tapping water or sewer mains (Sec. 21-91).

Service is started or transferred through forms on NU's website, with a photo ID and a lease or closing disclosure showing the service address (FAQ). If your NU bill includes sewer charges, these rules apply; homes outside the city may be served by the Coweta County Water and Sewerage Authority or use septic.

The City of Newnan's Building Department administers and enforces the building, housing, plumbing and electrical codes, issues permits for new construction and alterations, and inspects properties. Its permit forms include a combined mechanical, electrical and plumbing application. If your job needs a permit, we tell you before work starts.

On new construction, builders request water and sewer line inspections from NU through an online form that asks for the builder, development and lot number (NU). Connecting to the sewer is a privilege the commission or city council can revoke if the use creates a nuisance or burdens the system (Sec. 21-110). Georgia 811 wants a locate request from everyone at least three business days before digging (Georgia 811), and state law requires one before machine digging (dig law).

NU's Preventing Blockages page names fats, oils, grease, wipes and other solids as the main causes of clogs. At home, it asks residents never to pour grease or oil down a drain or toilet, to scrape grease and food scraps into a container for the trash, not to count on a garbage disposal to keep grease out, to skip detergents that claim to dissolve grease because they only move the problem downstream, to use a sink strainer, and not to flush rags, wipes, diapers or other solids.

For businesses, the city code sets up a grease management program covering food service facilities other than private residences (Sec. 21-116). NU says grease blockages cause more sewer overflows than anything else, requires properly installed and maintained grease traps wherever food is prepared, and adds the pumping charges to the business's NU statement. For household habits, see what not to flush or pour.

Find the sewer charge on your Newnan Utilities bill, then ask NU where its part of your sewer lateral ends before you need a repair. On your side of that line, we clear grease and wipe stoppages with drain cleaning and hydro jetting, find the cause with a sewer camera inspection, and handle sewer line repair. Because Newnan's code puts the water pipe from the property line or meter into the house on the customer, we also do water line repair on that run. Call Georgia Sewer at (404) 482-2527.